College News

17 November 2004

Inaugural Lecture: The Nowness of Now: The Importance of the Present Moment in a Mediatised Culture

The inaugural lecture, The Nowness of Now: The Importance of the Present Moment in a Mediatised Culture, by Professor John Ellis, will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London. The lecture will take place in the Main Lecture Theatre, on Tuesday 23 November at 5.30 p.m.

The increasing centrality of electronic media since World War Two has brought about a re-evaluation of everyday life, and it has emphasised the importance of the present moment. The lecture will explain this process and outline some of its consequences.

Professor Ellis is Head of Media Arts Department at Royal Holloway and author of Seeing Things (I.B.Tauris 2000) and Visible Fictions (Routledge 1982). His current research interests are documentary, the textual effects of media organisation, and the nature of the present moment. He is principal researcher for the major AHRB funded project entitled 'Did ITV Revolutionise British TV?'

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